Word Study

Find the following vocabulary words and annotate their meanings.
  • bestow
  • countenance
  • discreetly
  • dowry
  • penance
  • rhetoric
  • shrewd
  • sobriety

Active Reading

Read and annotate Act 1 Scene 1 of Taming of the Shrew. I have provided you a copy of the modern version of the text from Sparknotes' No Fear Shakespeare. Use this to help you to understand the text.

Answer the questions for Induction Scene 2 (which you already have) and for Act 1 Scene 1.